Complete Farming Guide for Hytale

What to know

• You need a Farmer’s Workbench to craft farming tools like a hoe, watering can, and bucket; you can’t just craft them in your inventory.​
• Tilled soil must be watered with a watering can; over make the farm right next to a water source.
• Fertilizer (made with vegetables, poop, and Essence of Life) speeds up growth and lasts for multiple crops on the same patch.​
• Chicken coops can hold up to 6 chickens each, giving about 1 egg per chicken per day, which is key for making dough and high‑tier foods.​

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Farming in Hytale is more than just planting seeds and waiting, it’s a progression system tied closely to food, crafting, and long-term survival. By setting up proper farmland, using fertilizer, and building a steady egg supply through chicken coops, you can turn farming into one of the most reliable ways to power your progression.

Choosing the right location for a farm in Hytale

Location is one of the most important decisions you will make as a farmer. Flat terrain near a natural water source is ideal, especially early on. Rivers, lakes, and shallow ponds allow easy irrigation without complex infrastructure.

Biome choice also matters. Some plants appear more frequently or grow more reliably in specific regions. Swamps, for example, offer access to unique plants like brown mushrooms, water lilies, while plains provide open land perfect for large-scale crop layouts like wheat, corn, pumpkins.

Building too far from your base can slow farming efficiency, but placing farms directly inside your base may limit expansion. Many players create dedicated farming zones just outside their main structures.

How to set up your first farm in Hytale

Start by building a Farmer’s Workbench at a regular workbench using x20 Plant Fiber and x6 Logs. Once placed, open it to craft the basic farming tools: a Hoe, Watering Can, and Shears.​ Here’s how to set up your farm:

Step 1: Prepare the farmland

Find a flat patch of dirt and use your hoe to till it into usable farmland.

Step 2: Water the soil and use Fertilizer

Fill your watering can from a nearby water source, water each tilled block to keep the soil moist, and apply fertilizer if you want to speed up crop growth. Fertilizers can be crafted in the Farmer’s Workbench costing x10 Poop, x10 Essence of Life & x5 Any type of Vegetable.

Step 3: Plant your seeds

Place seeds such as wheat, carrots, or lettuce onto the watered farmland.

Step 4: Harvest the crops

Once the crops are fully grown, press the harvest key (usually F) to collect them.

How to set up a Chicken Coop

Chicken coops are useful because they give eggs, which are essential for making dough and high‑tier foods like apple pie and meat pie.​

Step 1: Craft a Capture Crate

Create a Capture Crate at a workbench to prepare for catching chickens.

Step 2: Capture wild Chickens

Head to the plains biome, find white chickens, and left-click them with the Capture Crate to store them.

Step 3: Place Chickens in a Coop

Go to your chicken coop and left-click it with the crate; the chicken will appear on the coop roof.

Step 4: Fill the Coop

Repeat the process to add up to 6 chickens per coop. They’ll freely roam within about 10 blocks of it.

Step 5: Collect Eggs

Wait for eggs to drop in the coop and gather them, each chicken produces roughly 1 egg per day.

Why Eggs and Dough matter

Eggs are not just for basic food; they’re a core ingredient for the best foods in the game. You use eggs at the Chef’s Stove to make dough, which is then used in tier 3 recipes.​

• Apple pie (dough + apples + spices) gives health regen III and stamina boost III.​
• Meat pie (dough + meat + spices) gives the same powerful buffs.​
• Pumpkin pie (dough + pumpkin + spices) is another high‑tier option.​

Because of this, a reliable egg supply from chicken coops is more valuable than fishing or basic meat in the long run.​

Farming tips & how to level up your farm

• Upgrade your Farmer’s Workbench to unlock better tools, more recipes, and higher-tier seeds as you progress.
• Sell excess crops to gain Essence of Life, which you can use to buy more seeds and upgrade materials.
• Always keep farmland watered; watered crops grow faster and give more consistent yields.
• Use shears on wild wheat and carrots to collect both crops and get a chance of obtaining extra seeds, boosting efficiency.
• Expand your farm with multiple fertilized and watered plots to maintain a steady supply of food and crafting ingredients.

Common farming mistakes to avoid

New players often underestimate the importance of water placement, leading to uneven growth. Others scatter crops too widely, increasing travel time during harvesting. Ignoring biome advantages can also slow progression, especially when rare plants are involved.

Another frequent mistake is neglecting defense. Farms attract attention, and unprotected areas can be damaged by hostile creatures, undoing hours of progress.

Farming Quality-of-Life Improvements in Hytale Update 2

Update 2 makes farming far less punishing and much more convenient with a series of quality-of-life changes aimed at crop safety, soil reliability, and smoother tool use.

Eternal crops are now protected from accidental damage, meaning stray weapon swings will no longer destroy your long-term plants. Tilled soil has also been improved — it now lasts between 1.2 to 1.5 in-game days before reverting, and a long-standing issue where soil decayed underneath fully grown crops has been fixed.

Several usability tweaks make day-to-day farming easier. You can now hold a torch in your offhand while planting seeds or tilling with a Hoe, which is especially helpful for nighttime farming. If you break a fully grown Eternal crop, it will now return its seeds, preventing resource loss. Harvested crops can also be placed directly on the ground while crouching, making sorting and replanting faster.

Finally, Hoe recipe costs and progression tiers have been rebalanced, allowing players to access better farming tools earlier in their playthrough and making the entire farming loop more efficient from the start.

Building a reliable farm

Water your crops, use fertilizer, and upgrade the Farmer’s Workbench to keep production steady. Add a Chicken coop early for eggs and food crafting, and reinvest crops into Essence of Life for seeds and fertilizer. This simple loop makes farming a reliable way to progress.

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